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21 May 2026
The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate has officially launched the Schools for Clean Catchments recycling pilot project
15 April 2026
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is intensifying its focus on waste minimisation through recycling, reuse and composting
10 April 2026
These synergies have also generated over R155 million in financial benefits and created 411 jobs across the economy
26 January 2026
The City is calling on Cape Town residents, especially the youth, to help reduce plastic waste as we commemorate World Environmental Education Day on Monday, 26 January 2026.
29 December 2025
The festive season sees more celebrations and more food on our tables, which also means more food going to waste
04 December 2025
01 December 2025
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is celebrating significant progress in its community-led waste minimisation and recycling pilot projects.
03 October 2025
the City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate has acquired 61 new vehicles, representing an investment of about R110 million
17 September 2025
Recently the City’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate stepped up its efforts to keep communities clean by enforcing waste by-law compliancee and building waste awareness.
15 September 2025
To mark Clean-up and Recycling Week SA 2025, the City has launched a series of innovative, community-led waste minimisation and recycling projects in vulnerable communities.
20 August 2025
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate applauds the CPUT for its bold step in leading and embracing a zero-waste journey in the higher education sector.
21 July 2025
The City has a long history of pioneering best practices in waste management
14 July 2025
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has encouraged Capetonians to engage with the City’s Long-Term Plan for the next 25 years
30 April 2025
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate has collected over 550 000 kgs of organic food waste through its pilot projects over almost two years, to help protect the environment and free up landfill space.
14 April 2025
In line with strategic imperatives, the City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate’s proposed budget priorities for the 2025/26 financial year
02 April 2025
The City currently manages about 2,1 million tonnes of waste annually, with about 31,53% of this waste currently diverted from landfill
19 December 2024
Hotel Verde’s journey to achieving Net Zero Waste was guided by two core strategies - sustainable purchasing policy and waste separation and composting.
18 December 2024
This festive season let’s all work together to not let food go to waste so we can help protect ourselves from its negative effects in terms of climate change.
22 November 2024
As the prices get lower through November, only buy what you really need to help protect the environment and reduce pressure on landfills.
05 September 2024
02 September 2024
This community-driven initiative is part of the City’s Mayoral Urban Regeneration Programme (MURP) aimed at fostering sustainable and integrated communities.
05 July 2024
July is Plastic Free Month and as a City, we unite in the call against single-use plastic.
12 June 2024
This week the City, The Greater Tygerberg Partnership and Cape Peninsula University of Technology launched the collaborative Waste Education Week campaign.
09 June 2024
Recently the City’s UWM Public Awareness team had a series of interventions targeting spaza shops, informing them of their legal obligations around waste management, and encouraging waste minimisation.
25 April 2024
The City’s Urban Waste Management Directorate’s proposed budget priorities for the 2024/25 financial year (FY)
22 April 2024
World Earth Day celebrated at tree planting event
20 March 2024
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management (UWM), Alderman Grant Twigg and Sub-council 4 Chairperson, Councillor Franchesca Walker joined the UWM Directorate’s By-law Enforcement Unit.
11 March 2024
To deal with the increasing volumes of waste generated by Cape Town’s growing population, the City is working hard to both reduce the volume of waste that is sent to landfill
25 February 2024
Alderman Grant Twigg, and local councillors joined the Urban Waste By-law Enforcement Unit in the Bellville CBD on 23 February 2024 to check on businesses’ waste management plans.
15 February 2024
Bingo continues to capture the imagination of audiences at public appearances.
06 February 2024
Their devotion is reflected in the increasing number of fines being issued for littering, dumping and other waste management violations
19 December 2023
The City of Cape Town is urging residents of Cape Town to join in the effort to reduce food waste during the upcoming Christmas celebrations
17 December 2023
The City urges residents to be mindful of the waste created with every purchase. Please only buy what you really need, to help protect the environment and reduce pressure on landfills.
14 November 2023
Two recent tours of the Kraaifontein Waste Management facility, one with the Grade 6 learners at Kasselsvlei Primary School, and another with a group of participants from the Western Cape Government Year Beyond Programme, have inspired the youth to be more conscious of the waste they produce.
10 November 2023
The City’s Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at Site B Community Hall
12 September 2023
Residents in surrounding communities are encouraged to visit the roadshow and engage with representatives from the City's UWM Directorate
20 August 2023
The Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at Bishop Lavis Civic Centre on Tuesday, 29 August 2023.
09 July 2023
The Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) recruits who participated in the City’s Special Cleaning Project have graduated and received their valuable qualifications.
03 July 2023
The City’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at the Saxonsea Community Hall on Tuesday, 11 July 2023. Don't miss out.
05 June 2023
The total capital budget for 2023/24 is approximately R714 million.
22 May 2023
The Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at the Dulcie September Civic Centre in Kewtown, Athlone, on Tuesday, 30 May 2023
07 May 2023
The Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to stop at the Dulcie September Civic Centre in Kewtown, Athlone, on Tuesday, 9 May 2023.
24 April 2023
The Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is set to make its fourth stop on its journey through the city on Tuesday, 25 April
20 April 2023
Alderman Grant Twigg, Mayoral Committee Member for Urban Waste Management, today visited the Oasis Retirement Resort to give a keynote address
11 April 2023
The Urban Waste Management (UWM) Directorate’s Basket of Waste Services Roadshow is visiting the Bellville South Community Centre on Thursday, 13 April 2023
28 March 2023
Basket of Waste Services roadshow is going to make a stop at the Charles Morkel Community Hall today, Tuesday, 28 March 2023
14 March 2023
City of Cape Town's Urban Waste Management Directorate hosted an information sharing session between small to medium enterprises (SMMEs) in the waste recycling and beneficiation sector
03 March 2023
The UWM Basket of Services Roadshow is planned to run between March and November 2023.
02 March 2023
Small to medium enterprises (SMMEs) in the recycling and waste minimisation sector have the opportunity to attend an information sharing session
11 January 2023
Finding clever and effective ways to reduce, re-use and recycle waste will save schools money and help create a waste-wise generation of children.
7 August - 11 September 2026, Vasco Estate (Goodwood)
The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for 201 Civic Centres, including Community Halls, Centres, Recreation Hubs and Multi-purpose centres around the metro.
The City of Cape Town today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Local Government Sector Education and Training Authority (LGSETA), establishing a multi-year strategic partnership to expand skills development
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The Killarney Drop-off facility accepts clean, garage or garden waste, recyclables and ru...
3 August - 4 September 2026
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